Overview- The lesson will introduce the theories of plate tectonics. The students will complete a chart from the notes provided by the teacher. Overhead pictures and other materials will be used to clarify the core concepts of the lesson. By the end of the lesson the students will have enough information recorded in their charts on A. Wegner, Holmes and H. Hess to organize and design an outline from the infromation covered in class.
Instructional Objectives
The students will compare the different theories of plate tectonics
Students will organize a timeline from the notes generated in class.
Time (85 minutes) Activity
15 minutes
- Introduce the lesson by transitioning the students from discovering what plate tectonics is, to who discovered the plate tectonics. Ask the students “Does anyone know what Pangeae is?” Use the overhead pictures of Pangeae and fossil evidence to promote a class discussion. This will spark students' interest and motivate them for the day's lesson. As a class answer "What is Pangaea?" Before moving to the next activity inform the students that at the end of this lesson they will be able to create a timeline that conveys how the theory of Plate Tectonics was developed.
-Pass out charts.
55 minutes
- On the overhead generate the class notes for the students to fill in their History of Plate Tectonics chart. The instructional time will be used to generate notes during a class lecture. The notes will cover A. Wegener, A. Holmes and H. Hess and their theories. The overheads will be used to explain the theories and the evidence for them. Probing questions will be asked, so students will use their prior knowledge. They will examine the historical development of plate tectonics.
Probing questions:
1. (Pangaea) What could it mean if similar fossils are found on different continents?
2. What type of plate movement caused the mid-Atlantic ridge?
3. Where does the magnetic stripping come from?
15 minutes Conclusion
- Review important points students should have written in their charts.
- Pass out the homework. Read and explain directions.
Assessment-
- Construct a timeline of the development of Plate Tectonics.
Activity Materials needed-
Ø Overhead projector,
Resources for Lesson
Ø
Overview- The lesson will introduce the theories of plate tectonics. The students will complete a chart from the notes provided by the teacher. Overhead pictures and other materials will be used to clarify the core concepts of the lesson. By the end of the lesson the students will have enough information recorded in their charts on A. Wegner, Holmes and H. Hess to organize and design an outline from the infromation covered in class.
Instructional Objectives
Time (85 minutes) Activity
15 minutes
- Introduce the lesson by transitioning the students from discovering what plate tectonics is, to who discovered the plate tectonics. Ask the students “Does anyone know what Pangeae is?” Use the overhead pictures of Pangeae and fossil evidence to promote a class discussion. This will spark students' interest and motivate them for the day's lesson. As a class answer "What is Pangaea?" Before moving to the next activity inform the students that at the end of this lesson they will be able to create a timeline that conveys how the theory of Plate Tectonics was developed.
-Pass out charts.
55 minutes
- On the overhead generate the class notes for the students to fill in their History of Plate Tectonics chart. The instructional time will be used to generate notes during a class lecture. The notes will cover A. Wegener, A. Holmes and H. Hess and their theories. The overheads will be used to explain the theories and the evidence for them. Probing questions will be asked, so students will use their prior knowledge. They will examine the historical development of plate tectonics.
Probing questions:
1. (Pangaea) What could it mean if similar fossils are found on different continents?
2. What type of plate movement caused the mid-Atlantic ridge?
3. Where does the magnetic stripping come from?
15 minutes
Conclusion
- Review important points students should have written in their charts.
- Pass out the homework. Read and explain directions.
Assessment-
- Construct a timeline of the development of Plate Tectonics.
Activity Materials needed-
Ø Overhead projector,
Resources for Lesson
Ø
images from, Garlson, Tom. Oceanography An Invitation to Marine Science. Thomson Brooks/ Cole. 2007
Ø Timeline handout